Guild Wars 2

So…as the zombieneer build inventor, i gotta say it – downed state can be awesome.

For some. Others are dead meat the moment they drop to the floor – by that i mean guards, often warriors, eles, sometimes rangers.

What downed state should be is best shown with engineer – last means of buying extra seconds if you’re in your plain average downstate.
But a powerful tool of returning into the fight and a real challenge to stomp if properly preapared beforehand, like with downed trait, having placed big old bomb, ress field to get downed into etc. There are mind games there and it’s far from over when done right.

Also some pretty cheap shots such as stealth stomps, black powders stomps, stability stomps should also be addressed. Not taken out of the picture, but the situation between stomper and stomped change so that the downed person (given they prepared properly) has a change of countering the currently 100% sure 0 skill stomp.

I suggest that a-net took a good hard look at profession’s downstates and developed such a gamestyle for all professions – normal downstate – same old. But tweak downed traits and some utilities to allow for some strong downed gameplay if properly prepared beforehand and intelligently used. Like the zombieneer:>

What is a zombieneer?

Engi build i made and use in ranked games. basic idea is he self resses when downed or goes from 0 to high hp with A.E.D. Gets downed a lot but is geared for that and not an easy picking. Here’ the build in more detail:

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/professions/engineer/Post-Your-Build-Thread/page/4#post5007344